Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.21
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.21, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 42.21. NOTICE OF RELEASE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENDERS.
Official statutory text
(a) Before releasing a person convicted of a family violence offense, the entity holding the person shall make a reasonable attempt to give personal notice of the imminent release to the victim of the offense or to another person designated by the victim to receive the notice. An attempt by an entity to give notice to the victim or person designated by the victim at the victim's or person's last known telephone number or address, as shown on the records of the entity, constitutes a reasonable attempt to give notice under this subsection.
(b) An entity or an employee of an entity is not liable for damages arising from complying or failing to comply with Subsection (a) of this article.
(c) In this article, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.
(b) An entity or an employee of an entity is not liable for damages arising from complying or failing to comply with Subsection (a) of this article.
(c) In this article, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.
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